Canada plans to increase production from today's 1.5 million to 7 million barrels a day by 2020.

While there is understood to be no oil from tar sands currently in the UK's petrol pumps, the UK recently refused to back a new EU fuel directive which would have singled out oil from Canada's tar sands as having a higher carbon intensity than conventional oil - a move that effectively would have barred oil from tar sands in Europe.

All kinds of demonstrations are planned to try to bring Canada to account for its destructive tar sands industry.

In London, a demo-fest is planned outside the Canadian High Commission in Grosvenor Square. The ‘Stop Tar Sands' network are asking people to bring flowers and messages in sympathy for all that's perished by the industry.

To find out more about the UK aspect of tar sands, you can sign up to the UK Tar Sands Network an ongoing campaign against tar sands.

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